While Sony’s Playstation 3 has had something of a rough time making its presence known in the console wars, 2008 can be regarded as a time where the system’s Playstation Store made good on its promise to deliver quality content that distinguished it from the pack.

Games including Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty and PixelJunk Monsters, both of which were released this year (2008), successfully highlighted the strength of Sony’s exclusives and its commitment to delivering products that are unable to be found anywhere else.

It is ironic then, that with all the new releases that came this year, the most popular PSN (Playstation Network) game is one that came out in 2007.

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Virtual worlds are luring a myriad of people hungry for living virtual lives that run parallel to their real lives. Virtual worlds are an industry by themselves with spectacular growth prospects, and many investors have already taken note. A prominent media firm, Virtual Worlds Management, which keeps track of the virtual worlds industry, has revealed that investors poured in $425 million into virtual worlds in the fourth quarter of 2007.

It seems like just about every media outlet is doing their requisite year-end “best of” list this week, and Eurogamer is no exception. However, this particular list has a few surprises, like #10 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl, a game that had more than a few flaws, but gets high marks for it’s unique and well more »

Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas and salutations for every seasonal celebration. We’re planning to spend some extra time today (December 25, 2007) with our family and friends celebrating Christmas 2007 by playing extra videogames, drinking a moderate amount of egg nog and perhaps (accidentally) consuming fruitcake. Well will return tomorrow (December 26, 2007) with plenty of more »

Are you sick of all the end of year lists yet? No? Well, GameLife has just posted a compilation of the ten biggest disappointments of 2007, complete with the requisite “2007 was a great year, but…” precursor statement. Nothing too surprising shows up (save for one editor’s disillusionment with Super Mario Galaxy – ouch!), and more »

After its merger with Vivendi, effectively becoming the largest gaming company in the world (EA, eat your heart out), Activision Blizzard is starting with the right foot this holidays by offering a range of titles appealing to gamers of all ages. The holiday season will present a good opportunity to get some extra gaming time more »

To relieve the stress of figuring out what the gamers in your family would want for Christmas, Eyewitness News KIDK Channel 3 offers a few ideas on their Gift Guide broadcast to help parents and family members decide on the perfect video game. “Today is all about video games. It used to be that teens more »

According to the 1UP.com Network, Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) will be delivering an 11-page spread dedicated to Street Fighter IV (SFIV) in its January 2008 issue (available December 18, 2007). The feature represents a world-exclusive first look at Capcom’s latest installment in its popular fighting franchise, complete with hands-on impressions of gameplay. The 1UP Network more »

In the Xbox 360’s most recent update (December 4, 2007), Microsoft included the Family Timer. As its name implies, it is a virtual timer you can set to limit the amount of time the console is used. Certainly meant to make the system even more family friendly, Microsoft conducted its own survey. According to the more »

Spike TV’s fifth annual Video Game Awards this Sunday (December 9, 2007) promises to be an all-star event from 9 to 11 p.m. (eastern and pacific time). It has been prerecorded from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Jackson, who is well known for his role as Mace Windu in the Star Wars series, more »